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I had the notorious Honda VF750 FD, the one with the self destruct cam chain tensioners. It had a 16 inch front wheel and although it took a while to get used to I found the handling was pretty good. I later had a VFR750 with gear driven cams, that was a brilliant bike, good at everything but it did lack the edgy power of the VF. https://youtu.be/eIekZvhyrsk
thingfish
18-06-2019, 06:24
My 0ld 1982 Airhead - (Kevils Speed Shop) BMW R7/80.
It's fun.:D
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Really nice that Alan. :)
My 0ld 1982 Airhead - (Kevils Speed Shop) BMW R7/80.
It's fun.:D
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Rather 'brutal' looking... I like it:thumbsup:
Marco.
walpurgis
18-06-2019, 08:32
What exhausts? Siamesed, or two on other side?
Geoff, post that pic of your lovely old 70s Kawasaki again!:)
Marco.
walpurgis
18-06-2019, 09:00
Geoff, post that pic of your lovely old 70s Kawasaki again!:)
Marco.
Here.
http://i64.tinypic.com/8wyyw0.jpg
Quality.... I love that:thumbsup:
Marco.
thingfish
18-06-2019, 09:48
What exhausts? Siamesed, or two on other side?
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2 into 1 Geoff and the actual exhaust in this pic was pretty much straight through ......!!!!!
Was forced to change to a more subdued one after complaints for setting off car alarms and frightening OAPs & Children. :D
On the topic of 70s 2 strokes this is my latest 1/12 scale model, Suzuki GT380 .I had the 550 version , I forgave all it's shortcomings just for the fantastic triple soundtrack. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190618/cfd20c4342ca5c1ab7e8a0a71aad3420.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190618/7f9d0a7b99a34d3d324c5978dd99792e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190618/6a425b63378d57b24ecb5b09015d1770.jpg
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walpurgis
18-06-2019, 10:30
Was forced to change to a more subdued one after complaints for setting off car alarms and frightening OAPs & Children. :D
I can imagine. I know what a loud BMW boxer sounds like.
That looks a nice bike and the riding position looks good, the bars not silly low.
Haselsh1
20-06-2019, 14:24
Did someone mention the Yamaha FZR600..? Here's the one I owned way back when in the nineties.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48098005977_752e0f1bbf_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ghfRt8)FZR600 Yamaha (https://flic.kr/p/2ghfRt8) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
moggi1964
24-06-2019, 22:01
Most definitely, I had a Honda CB100N when I was 17 and that poor little bike suffered massive abuse, miles and miles of thrashing it to within inches of it's life and it just kept going and going. It only let go twice, once when the cam chain slipped the sprocket and once with a broken piston ring. If I'd treated my bigger bikes that way they wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.
My first bike was the CB100N in 1981. I put a full fairing on it as I rode for thousands miles when I came home on leave. The big fairing meant it would only do 60 into a headwind but a tail wind could make it fly (relatively speaking). Loved that bike.
I traded it for a Suzuki GS125 as it was new, black and looked cool (to an 18 year old).
thingfish
24-06-2019, 22:18
This wee Monkey looks fun......Yoshi pipe naturally.:D
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My Kawasaki ZX6-R Ninja was collected today - off to be recommissioned after 10 years stuck in the garage. Bought new in '98, 12,000 miles on the clock, and apart from the effects of doing nothing in the garage for 10 years, in pretty good nick. Can't wait to get her back on the road, though I suspect mileage will stay low and I will only be pootling about like a little old granny to a few local shows.
http://staging2.centricwebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/zx6r.jpg
(not mine, but exactly the same.)
walpurgis
24-06-2019, 22:43
Funny how the average car driver hasn't even the faintest concept of the kind of poke available from even a twenty or thirty year old 600 bike or bigger. My last 600 was a mere GSX-600F, but on motorways it would leave stuff like Imprezas and Jags etc. in the dust with just a whiff of throttle.
Funny how the average car driver hasn't even the faintest concept of the kind of poke available from even a twenty or thirty year old 600 bike or bigger. My last 600 was a mere GSX-600F, but on motorways it would leave stuff like Imprezas and Jags etc. in the dust with just a whiff of throttle.
That's true, Geoff. I remember reading a review when I bought my 600 back in the day. It stated that in the time it took a BMW 520i to get from 0-60 (around 9 seconds I recall) the ZX6-R would do 0-100 and back from 100-0. Even if you've experienced it, those are pretty unbelievable figures - and a perfect demonstration of why power to weight ratio is the most important performance figure.
This wee Monkey looks fun......Yoshi pipe naturally.:D
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What is this? I had a Honda QA-50 when I was 8 years old, that looked much like it. Minus the disc brakes. It was a load of fun!! And tough as shoe leather.
Russell
thingfish
25-06-2019, 06:15
Hi Russell, this is Honda's long awaited update of the old 50cc classic...This one is a 125cc.
And I think it looks cool.
https://powersports.honda.com/street/minimoto/monkey?year=2019
Haselsh1
25-06-2019, 10:05
Yeah it never ceases to amaze me either the kind of power we deal with on motorcycles. I remember my old Kawasaki GPZ1000RX that had 125bhp on tap at 250kg all up weight. That gave it a power to weight of 500bhp/tonne. The acceleration was bloody incredible and was almost capable of pulling itself out of my fingers. I remember at the time that one of it's main features was being able to accelerate to 100mph and brake back down to zero in less that a quarter mile. I never attempted it though. It was a bloody lovely bike, one of my favourites were performance was concerned but I only kept it for two years after which I moved on to Ducati's.
Haselsh1
25-06-2019, 10:07
and a perfect demonstration of why power to weight ratio is the most important performance figure.
:thumbsup:
So few people realise that power to weight ratio is just about everything in performance. Grip of course is pretty important too.
Grip of course is pretty important too.
Indeed. If you watch a car vs bike video, usually the car will have it in the corners, before the bike takes off on the straighter bits. A lot harder to fall off a car!
Haselsh1
25-06-2019, 15:09
Indeed. If you watch a car vs bike video, usually the car will have it in the corners, before the bike takes off on the straighter bits. A lot harder to fall off a car!
So true but whenever I see a car pile up I just think of the egg in the cardboard box
;)
Hi Russell, this is Honda's long awaited update of the old 50cc classic...This one is a 125cc.
And I think it looks cool.
https://powersports.honda.com/street/minimoto/monkey?year=2019
Most interesting! I see that it looks taller, slightly bigger. The QA-50 has no rear shocks, and of course drum brakes. But with a 125cc I bet it’s a hand full!
Russell
Haselsh1
27-06-2019, 14:14
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48137951687_5b5f7886a8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gkMzWg)Willingham Woods Yamaha XVS650 Dragstar Bobber (https://flic.kr/p/2gkMzWg) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
OK so this is perhaps not a classic but it was a bloody good looking bike. 27th June 2019 at a place known as Willingham Woods close to Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. This has been a hangout for bikers for the proverbial donkeys. The bike is a modified Yamaha XVS650 Dragstar that has been 'bobberised'.
Haselsh1
27-06-2019, 14:17
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48137952077_40948d0282_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gkMA3Z)Yamaha XVS650 Dragstar Bobber Willingham Woods (https://flic.kr/p/2gkMA3Z) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
Here's another shot of the same bike. Really nice amongst all of the plastic types that invade everywhere these days but of course, each to their own. As with everything it is a bloody good job we are not all alike. I have a mate who adores Moto Guzzi..! Enough said ;)
Haselsh1
30-06-2019, 16:23
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48161243931_5c289c84a8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gnQXUF)Heavily modded Kawasaki KH250 Triple Willingham Woods Lincolnshire (https://flic.kr/p/2gnQXUF) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
Kawasaki KH250 two stroke triple from the late seventies. I bought one of these bikes on my eighteenth birthday. I also got to ride the earlier S1C version too.
The one in the image was photographed on Sunday 30th June 2019 in Willingham Woods Lincolnshire where they have numerous bike meets. It has been heavily modded.
Amazing picture Shaun. I had an old S1, definitely had seen better days but I enjoyed it. I can still remember the registration number, quite apt really URD 59N.
Haselsh1
30-06-2019, 18:58
Amazing picture Shaun. I had an old S1, definitely had seen better days but I enjoyed it. I can still remember the registration number, quite apt really URD 59N.
Yes Ian, iconic bike but I found the handling to be quite odd. It always felt as though the bike was in charge of me rather than the other way around. That though could have been a total lack of experience at that time. Still a bloody iconic bike along with the other triples. Thanks for the image comment. It was taken on an Olympus Pen Lite EPL-3 compact camera. There then followed a shedload of Photoshop.
You can't Photoshop the original composition into a photo though. It's like being able to paint or sculpt or write, you just have a talent.
Even though I don't ride anymore I think I've still got 2 stroke oil running through my veins. Don't get me wrong, I've owned some brilliant 4 strokes but the buzz from a fruity 2 stroke is unbeatable.
I sold my old ‘79 Harley. I took some very nice pics for the ad, but I noticed in each pic, there was an oil spot under the bike! So I took Gimp and removed the oil spot in each photo, came out perfect.
Russell
Pigmy Pony
01-07-2019, 06:11
You can't Photoshop the original composition into a photo though. It's like being able to paint or sculpt or write, you just have a talent.
Even though I don't ride anymore I think I've still got 2 stroke oil running through my veins. Don't get me wrong, I've owned some brilliant 4 strokes but the buzz from a fruity 2 stroke is unbeatable.
Absolutely. And that smell! I could ride behind a 2 stroke bike all day, or until it breaks down! It's a smell that takes me back to happier, more carefree times, like freshly cut grass.
My dream garage would definitely have a H2 triple in it, though really an old RD250 or 400 would do just fine :)
Haselsh1
01-07-2019, 08:43
Even though I don't ride anymore I think I've still got 2 stroke oil running through my veins. Don't get me wrong, I've owned some brilliant 4 strokes but the buzz from a fruity 2 stroke is unbeatable.
So true, so true.
Haselsh1
01-07-2019, 08:44
Absolutely. And that smell! I could ride behind a 2 stroke bike all day, or until it breaks down! It's a smell that takes me back to happier, more carefree times, like freshly cut grass.
My dream garage would definitely have a H2 triple in it, though really an old RD250 or 400 would do just fine :)
Oh my word yeah, an RD400 mint
Dreaming again
;)
walpurgis
01-07-2019, 08:52
I remember when the RD400 hit the market. I had a new Kwaka S3a 400 triple, the Yams couldn't keep up! :)
I remember when the RD400 hit the market. I had a new Kwaka S3a 400 triple, the Yams couldn't keep up! :)One for Geoff, my next 1/12 model kit https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190701/beb424f48d1a80172450102b7cce9a0b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190701/293a61533760b5933d1db5e4ab1ad4d6.jpg
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walpurgis
01-07-2019, 14:47
Very similar to the S3a. Slightly detuned and had quieter silencers if I recall.
I also had an H1B and H1/KH500 hybrid and a GT550A Suzuki triple. The GT550A was a pussycat compared to the Kwakas, even the S3a 400 would have left it behind. :)
Haselsh1
01-07-2019, 15:52
Oh yeah, the KH400 was to follow my KH250 but all I achieved was five and a half months in hospital with three compound fractures of my left leg, broken ribs, broken collar bone and slightly smashed left hand. By the time I was able, things had moved on and the triples had been banned all over the World due to emissions. During the nineties though I got to own a Kawasaki H2C 750 two stroke triple, the one in the photo at the start of this thread. I had it for a few years and then discovered Ducati's.
Pieoftheday
02-07-2019, 16:44
Did someone mention the Yamaha FZR600..? Here's the one I owned way back when in the nineties.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48098005977_752e0f1bbf_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ghfRt8)FZR600 Yamaha (https://flic.kr/p/2ghfRt8) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
Ooh I had one that colour, kept it 9/10 years, always regret selling it,happy days indeed
thingfish
02-07-2019, 17:16
The scariest 2 stroke I ever owned by a long shot.......A beast and a bloody pig to ride.
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I loved my wee Suzuki X7 though.
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2019, 18:17
The scariest 2 stroke I ever owned by a long shot.......A beast and a bloody pig to ride.
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I loved my wee Suzuki X7 though.
I thought the little X7's were great, I had a T-reg one in red, and though strictly NOT a touring bike I once did an overnight run from Preston to London to go to Earls Court (this was before bike shows went to NEC). Took a while.
But I think if I had the cash for it now I'd still look for an RD400, in white with red speed blocks. And I'd wear Doc Martens, a studded belt and a bomber jacket to complete the look :)
Haselsh1
03-07-2019, 08:05
Ooh I had one that colour, kept it 9/10 years, always regret selling it,happy days indeed
Yeah, massively quick, 120 odd bhp and around 190kg. I really enjoyed this bike after a good few years of riding Ducati's. The FZR was much more forgiving and slightly more 'loose' on the handling. Great memories.
Pigmy Pony
03-07-2019, 14:48
Yeah, massively quick, 120 odd bhp and around 190kg. I really enjoyed this bike after a good few years of riding Ducati's. The FZR was much more forgiving and slightly more 'loose' on the handling. Great memories.
A decent power to weight ratio. A quick (rough) calculation shows that a Vauxhall Astra would have to make 5-600bhp to be on a par. But on a bike all that power goes through a contact patch about the size of a cigarette packet :eek:
Haselsh1
03-07-2019, 17:32
A decent power to weight ratio. A quick (rough) calculation shows that a Vauxhall Astra would have to make 5-600bhp to be on a par. But on a bike all that power goes through a contact patch about the size of a cigarette packet :eek:
Oh hell yeah. The number of times though I have had the rear wheel step out on acceleration making the old bum twitch a bit. Goes to show how much grip there is in a motorcycle tyre, talking of which, back in the day I always used Metzeler or Michelin. They were the only ones I used back then that wouldn't follow grooves in the road and throw you around the bloody place. Also of course the braking in comparison to a car. Three drilled and grooved discs for 200kg of weight compared to a car. Love it but I don't think I shall be going back there any time soon.
Pieoftheday
03-07-2019, 17:32
Yeah, massively quick, 120 odd bhp and around 190kg. I really enjoyed this bike after a good few years of riding Ducati's. The FZR was much more forgiving and slightly more 'loose' on the handling. Great memories.
Not much happened below 7000rpm but then .....:eek:
Haselsh1
03-07-2019, 17:33
Not much happened below 7000rpm but then .....:eek:
LOL hell yes. The bloody thing must've topped out at 12k.
The scariest 2 stroke I ever owned by a long shot.......A beast and a bloody pig to ride.
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I loved my wee Suzuki X7 though.
I had a mate who had an RM250 and that used to frighten me so the 400 must be a monster. I had an X7 and it was absolutely brilliant. It went like stink, handled OK but the brakes were very 70's and had fragile electrics. Massive grin factor though.
http://i66.tinypic.com/29v0hv.jpg
Haselsh1
07-07-2019, 13:59
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48221413722_54129cdd56_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gtamhS)Suzuki GSX1400 in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire (https://flic.kr/p/2gtamhS) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48221412447_842459aed7_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gtakUT)Suzuki GSX1400 at the seafront in Cleethorpes (https://flic.kr/p/2gtakUT) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
Fabulous modified Suzi GSX1400 outside the Hawaiian Eye Cafe on the seafront in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. I started going in here during 1976 when I started riding bikes. The place has barely changed. The whole seafront area of Cleethorpes isn't hugely commercialised but is still based around money of course. This parking spot for bikers is a blessing from how it used to be way back in the 70's.
July 7th 2019 Sunday lunchtime.
I had a mate who had an RM250 and that used to frighten me so the 400 must be a monster. I had an X7 and it was absolutely brilliant. It went like stink, handled OK but the brakes were very 70's and had fragile electrics. Massive grin factor though.
http://i66.tinypic.com/29v0hv.jpg
I started riding a Suzuki 250 when I was only 12 years old! I can’t recall the name, it was before the RM.
Russell
I had the gt250. Went like stink lol
I had the gt250. Went like stink lol
I remember flying down the trail, going as fast as possible without it getting away from me. My neighbor and I would be racing, down a trail through the woods, we’d pop around a corner and there’s a tree across the trail that fell in last night’s rain storm. No time to think, BAM! Flying like Superman is quite enjoyable! But hitting the ground with a 250lb motorcycle falling on top of you isn’t so great. But we brushed ourselves off and kept on going! Those Suzuki bikes were tough as shoe leather! Indestructible.
Russell
Pigmy Pony
13-07-2019, 06:23
My first bike was a Suzuki GT250, blue P-reg one with a 150mph(!) speedo. The bike fell over at every corner, largely due to my incompetence, and it never stopped suffering. Sometimes it would start in the morning and take me to work, but during that winter it got more and more unreliable. and when the following spring I took it to the dealers for the last time (to trade it in for a minty X7) it died on the dealer's forecourt.
I have many happy memories of that first bike, but I seem to have mislaid them.
Haselsh1
13-07-2019, 07:46
My first bike was a Suzuki GT250, blue P-reg one with a 150mph(!) speedo. The bike fell over at every corner, largely due to my incompetence, and it never stopped suffering. Sometimes it would start in the morning and take me to work, but during that winter it got more and more unreliable. and when the following spring I took it to the dealers for the last time (to trade it in for a minty X7) it died on the dealer's forecourt.
I have many happy memories of that first bike, but I seem to have mislaid them.
LOL, I remember my Kawasaki KH250, flat out at 85 but a speedo that topped at well over 100...! Complete bloody joke but a stunningly nice bike in deep purple with pale grey alloy wheels. Oh yeah and that sound..!
Pigmy Pony
13-07-2019, 14:33
LOL, I remember my Kawasaki KH250, flat out at 85 but a speedo that topped at well over 100...! Complete bloody joke but a stunningly nice bike in deep purple with pale grey alloy wheels. Oh yeah and that sound..!
KH250 was a triple IIRC, and that made for a good noise, as it did for all their 2-stroke triples. If you haven't already checked, avoid looking up current values of 2-stroke triples (any strokers for that matter), it will only depress you :(
LOL, I remember my Kawasaki KH250, flat out at 85 but a speedo that topped at well over 100...! Complete bloody joke but a stunningly nice bike in deep purple with pale grey alloy wheels. Oh yeah and that sound..!
Yep, that sound and to have a triple 250 was amazing. My S1 was clapped out but still immensely enjoyable. A couple of years later I had my first proper "big" bike, a Kawasaki Z650 B1 in that classic metallic green. It had a Piper 4 into 1 exhaust and K&N air filters and sounded like a Saturn 5 rocket to me. When I took it for it's MOT the tester told me "sort that bloody exhaust out for the next MOT". Thems were the days when MOT testers could offer "advice".
Not my Z650 but it looked identical
http://i65.tinypic.com/8xt2k2.jpg
While I can’t recall the call letters, my Suzuki 250 was a 1973, 2 stoke single, on/off bike. Of course all the lights were knocked off at some point, except the headlight.
Russell
Haselsh1
14-07-2019, 08:03
Oh yes, the 750 H2C that I owned way back in the mid nineties now really pisses me off mainly because I don't own it anymore and they change hands for around £16k. What a bloody investment..? Truth though is that it had an almost shot third gear and spares even then were non existent unless you imported from the USA.
My first 'real' big bike was a Kawasaki GPz750. It was so good I kept that bike for six years. Longer than any other bike. When I eventually sold it, it had around 17k miles on the clock.
thingfish
14-07-2019, 08:14
Yes Shaun hindsight is a marvelous thing, if only we knew then what we know now eh....!!!
If only I had kept the bikes I once had.:steam:
Yatsushiro
14-07-2019, 09:55
While I can’t recall the call letters, my Suzuki 250 was a 1973, 2 stoke single, on/off bike. Of course all the lights were knocked off at some point, except the headlight.
Russell
I'd guess at TM, or TS?
Haselsh1
14-07-2019, 16:31
Yes Shaun hindsight is a marvelous thing, if only we knew then what we know now eh....!!!
If only I had kept the bikes I once had.:steam:
Oh yes Alan, we are so bloody clever with hindsight mate. Just think of the hi-fi I would have if only I knew then what I know now.
Think of the women as well if I knew then what I know now.
:eyebrows:
thingfish
14-07-2019, 17:16
Spot on Shaun.......O for a crystal ball. (Preferably two balls):)
But as they say it's part of life's rich pagent, what ever will be will be, Que Serra serra, insch Allah.
Bla bla bloody Bla.
thingfish
14-07-2019, 17:24
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Would Ya..............Big Ball Requirements.
Pigmy Pony
14-07-2019, 18:27
I'd guess at TM, or TS?
It would have been a TS250. They were a trail bike that worked well on roads too.
I'd guess at TM, or TS?
That sounds right, I’m thinking you’re right, it was a TS250.
An old saying I grew up with, “if I knew then what I know now, I’d have been a fairly dangerous man!”
Russell
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Would Ya..............Big Ball Requirements.
Without hesitation!
Russell
Haselsh1
14-07-2019, 19:24
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Would Ya..............Big Ball Requirements.
Yeah but on a bike seat such as that, where would ya put ya balls..? I could easily imagine a few pot holes putting the buggers up in ya throat so that you would resemble a sodding bull frog.
InThe Sticks
16-07-2019, 20:28
https://i.imgur.com/qmS0Bs8.jpg
My nephew on my stroker. Just to give me a kick up the arse to get the engine rebuilt!
Not that my brother will ever let his kids ride a bike, he has forbidden it 100%. Can't say i blame him.
Did someone say RD400?
Me quite a few years ago now.
26412
Who says you can't go touring on sports 600s.
Haselsh1
18-07-2019, 12:47
Thursday 18th July 2019 on the seafront in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire. In front of an old, derelict public house that no one wants to take over.
Triumph Street Twin.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48314520321_2d2f081697_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gBoxD4)Triumph Street Twin at Cleethorpes Seafront July 2019 (https://flic.kr/p/2gBoxD4) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
Triumph Thunderbird 'Storm' at the same location, same day, same time.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48314521821_daf44314cc_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2gBoy5V)Triumph Thunderbird Storm at Cleethorpes Seafront (https://flic.kr/p/2gBoy5V) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
26417
A pic I drew several years ago 750 kawasaki zxr750r.
26417
A pic I drew several years ago 750 kawasaki zxr750r.
Great drawing! (Though I think it is a ZX6-R Ninja, not a ZXR 750?). Not wishing to nit-pick but my bike is a ZX6-R and that looks just like it!
Pigmy Pony
18-07-2019, 22:02
Great drawing! (Though I think it is a ZX6-R Ninja, not a ZXR 750?). Not wishing to nit-pick but my bike is a ZX6-R and that looks just like it!
Not sure about that. I used to have a ZX9-R (V-reg), and the headlamp and screen were more curved than that, not so angular.
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A pic I drew several years ago 750 kawasaki zxr750r.
I could have sworn it was a black and white photograph at first look! Excellent!
Russell
There are a few mistakes, it was done with a 0.1mm drawing pen, all dots. Took over 3 months.
Not sure about that. I used to have a ZX9-R (V-reg), and the headlamp and screen were more curved than that, not so angular.
Steve's drawing is a mid-90's bike - the ZX's did get curvier 98/99 - here's a '95 ZX6-R
https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/upload/807/images/1752x1168/KAWAZX6RFX1-01.jpg?mode=max&quality=90&scale=down
Slightly later one, but more similar position to the drawing:
https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/upload/807/images/1752x1168/KAWAZX6RFX10-01.jpg?mode=max&quality=90&scale=down
But it could equally be a c. 95 ZX9-R - they're very similar visually
http://raresportbikesforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c51ac1270f304c9b92120f5b6d94e5e4-600x450.jpg
By 98, they were indeed more curvy.
http://fairingsolutions.co.nz/images/products/Kawasaki/ZX9R-98-99/f.jpg
Sorry Steve, in any case, an excellent drawing - 3 months! :eek:
walpurgis
19-07-2019, 08:11
I remember taking a test ride on a GPX600R. Bloody awful thing. No poke apart from a very short 'zing' at the extreme top and horrible low speed handling.
http://i63.tinypic.com/2rg0xgp.jpg
Haselsh1
19-07-2019, 10:48
I remember taking a test ride on a GPX600R. Bloody awful thing. No poke apart from a very short 'zing' at the extreme top and horrible low speed handling.
http://i63.tinypic.com/2rg0xgp.jpg
I remember a friend owning a GPX600R and indeed it was bloody awful. Kawasaki were my favourites from 1977 to 1994 but they did make some bloody awful bikes.
I loved my GPX600R, mind you I went from a GPz500s.
InThe Sticks
19-07-2019, 18:29
Speaking of ZX’s, he’s my 9R from quite a while ago, along with a Tuono i had at the time.
The Tuono was an absolute beast and would gladly spin the rear wheel in 3rd if it was damp. That said, it had been fettled a bit.
I'm tempted to get another just for shits and giggles.
https://i.imgur.com/X7UNhso.jpg
And one of my minty SRAD. It was in the bedroom because i was having the garage roof replaced.
https://i.imgur.com/QoRLd9N.jpg
Pigmy Pony
19-07-2019, 18:46
Steve's drawing is a mid-90's bike - the ZX's did get curvier 98/99 - here's a '95 ZX6-R
https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/upload/807/images/1752x1168/KAWAZX6RFX1-01.jpg?mode=max&quality=90&scale=down
Slightly later one, but more similar position to the drawing:
https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/upload/807/images/1752x1168/KAWAZX6RFX10-01.jpg?mode=max&quality=90&scale=down
But it could equally be a c. 95 ZX9-R - they're very similar visually
http://raresportbikesforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/c51ac1270f304c9b92120f5b6d94e5e4-600x450.jpg
By 98, they were indeed more curvy.
http://fairingsolutions.co.nz/images/products/Kawasaki/ZX9R-98-99/f.jpg
Sorry Steve, in any case, an excellent drawing - 3 months! :eek:
You're absolutely right Alex, pic 2 is a dead ringer for Steve's drawing. The last pic is identical to the 9 which I had, although mine unfortunately was blue (still a great bike though) :)
Pigmy Pony
19-07-2019, 18:53
Speaking of ZX’s, he’s my 9R from quite a while ago, along with a Tuono i had at the time.
The Tuono was an absolute beast and would gladly spin the rear wheel in 3rd if it was damp. That said, it had been fettled a bit.
I'm tempted to get another just for shits and giggles.
https://i.imgur.com/X7UNhso.jpg
And one of my minty SRAD. It was in the bedroom because i was having the garage roof replaced.
https://i.imgur.com/QoRLd9N.jpg
SRADs, great round corners, a pig on stairs. Or did you live in a bungalow?
Me on my brother's F4 taken in 2016.
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Used to be ZX6R owner many years back - thought it was an underated bike
https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a373/gninnamag/Motor%20Bike/DSCF0002_zpschqdxcdv.jpg
Haselsh1
20-07-2019, 12:17
If I were to revisit motorcycling yet again it would have to be a 1990's Ducati M900 Monster. Bloody loved the ones I had back then.
It would have to be two. Yamaha RD400E and a Honda VFR750P. The Yam to relive youthful lunacy and the VFR simply because it was so easy to live with and gave big smiles.
HackneyRF
20-07-2019, 16:43
If I were to revisit motorcycling yet again it would have to be a 1990's Ducati M900 Monster. Bloody loved the ones I had back then.
I've just acquired one of these from my nephew Shaun. It's waiting to be picked up from France when I find the time. I'm not really familiar with them to be honest. Any tips you can pass on?
Pigmy Pony
20-07-2019, 16:43
+1 for the RD 400, I would want it to be white with red 'speed blocks'. But for the big bike it would have to be a CBX 1000, maybe in a Moto Martin or Harris frame. That engine!
Haselsh1
21-07-2019, 08:45
I've just acquired one of these from my nephew Shaun. It's waiting to be picked up from France when I find the time. I'm not really familiar with them to be honest. Any tips you can pass on?
Yes Loz, make sure you replace the cam belts before you ride it..! Only use synthetic oil and tighten up all nuts and bolts.
In terms of riding the thing, it is a hooligan of a bike. Very tight and precise and very unforgiving. Rides like it is on rails but exceptionally light. Also it may suffer from severe carb icing unless the ambient temperature is quite high. There is an additive you can add to the fuel to stop this from happening.
Gorgeous bike, gorgeous exhaust note with carbon pipes and gorgeous flickability.
Have shedloads of fun and stay safe.
HackneyRF
21-07-2019, 09:31
Yes Loz, make sure you replace the cam belts before you ride it..! Only use synthetic oil and tighten up all nuts and bolts.
In terms of riding the thing, it is a hooligan of a bike. Very tight and precise and very unforgiving. Rides like it is on rails but exceptionally light. Also it may suffer from severe carb icing unless the ambient temperature is quite high. There is an additive you can add to the fuel to stop this from happening.
Gorgeous bike, gorgeous exhaust note with carbon pipes and gorgeous flickability.
Have shedloads of fun and stay safe.
Lovely, thanks mate. My nephew also mentioned the 'flickabilty' which is one reason I was attracted to it. My big boxer BMW, although an impeccable handling bike is a bit of a handful on the smaller A roads around these parts. The Ducati will need a little adjustment, things like headlights, as it is being imported from Switzerland where the 'MOT' rules are ridiculously stringent hence my nephew moving it on. Quite a few of my bikes over the years of come from there. Bargains to be had!
Zoidburg
21-07-2019, 10:38
This was my triumph daytona from about 15 years ago. What a noise it made through its high level race pipe. I had 2 weeks touring the south of France on it one year, 2 up with luggage lol. I can still hear it now! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190721/6af88eaee4d3685366f27840f76d3a42.jpg
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Zoidburg
21-07-2019, 10:40
This was the same holiday, my brothers has a tuono and an R1, my dad was in a ducati multistrada. Happy care free days lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190721/f6af2cdf4d21c072734a33d029fc61c6.jpg
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Continuing a theme by Marco, this was my Suzi GS-850G, my only means of transport for a couple of years in the '80s. I wish I still owned her now - my son has had all the latest the latest models - Fireblade, Black Knight etc, but none feel as comfortable on a long cruise as did my 850G. Difference between the 850G and the 1000G, as far as I know, the 1000 had an aluminium engine with sleeved cylinders and the 850 had an all-cast iron engine block.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48336737716_de091c6b9c_o.jpg
Pigmy Pony
21-07-2019, 11:44
Well I did not know that - I had always assumed the 850G was a bored-out GS750, but with shaft drive and GS Thou bodywork. All the early Suzy multis were handsome devils imo.
Well I did not know that - I had always assumed the 850G was a bored-out GS750, but with shaft drive and GS Thou bodywork. All the early Suzy multis were handsome devils imo.
You are quite correct, Steve - the 850 engine was based on the 750 but with bigger pistons/bore and the cams came from the 1000.
It's all here: http://bit.ly/2XWrz48
Haselsh1
02-01-2020, 10:19
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48612038082_39bdd7762c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h4FpiC)Triumph Tiger 100 at Willingham Woods Lincolnshire (https://flic.kr/p/2h4FpiC) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
A quick shot of a Triumph Tiger 100 at a local meeting point in Lincolnshire.
Classic..?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48612038082_39bdd7762c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h4FpiC)Triumph Tiger 100 at Willingham Woods Lincolnshire (https://flic.kr/p/2h4FpiC) by Shaun Haselden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156648964@N02/), on Flickr
A quick shot of a Triumph Tiger 100 at a local meeting point in Lincolnshire.
Classic..?
My mate had a Tiger 110 years ago, it was a brilliant bike. He also had a 500 Speed Twin which was a good ride but had the reputation for catching fire......which his did in the middle of Brighton one Saturday afternoon.
high.spirits
02-01-2020, 13:55
:)
I knew twins who were good rides too.. [emoji23]
Sorry shame overload
Continuing a theme by Marco, this was my Suzi GS-850G, my only means of transport for a couple of years in the '80s. I wish I still owned her now - my son has had all the latest the latest models - Fireblade, Black Knight etc, but none feel as comfortable on a long cruise as did my 850G. Difference between the 850G and the 1000G, as far as I know, the 1000 had an aluminium engine with sleeved cylinders and the 850 had an all-cast iron engine block.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48336737716_de091c6b9c_o.jpg
I have fond memories of my time with my GS1000S, it was everything I wanted in a bike back in the 80's. Sadly it came to a very sorry end involving a wet road, a diesel spill and a metal railing. R.I.P. old girl
https://i.postimg.cc/cL6LJ8Hm/gs1000s.jpg
Made in 1968
03-01-2020, 14:35
No doubt, that just like in comparison with modern cars, the handling will be abysmal with old bikes like that, but the 'feel' and look of them (just LOVE spoked wheels and chrome ANYTHING), is something special...
The ride with modern cars and bikes, in comparison, is just too 'sanitised', and subsequently not as much FUN!
Marco.
Something people have a great deal of trouble understanding. You either want something of the vintage era that is well built, has bags of character & you can just ride on the open road & enjoy. Or you can just buy something fast that has none of what i mentioned, all the rider is interested in is performance.. Exactly the same with Modern & vintage Hi-Fi. This is one of the issues i used to get annoyed with when people used to compare the two.
Something people have a great deal of trouble understanding. You either want something of the vintage era that is well built, has bags of character & you can just ride on the open road & enjoy. Or you can just buy something fast that has none of what i mentioned, all the rider is interested in is performance.. Exactly the same with Modern & vintage Hi-Fi. This is one of the issues i used to get annoyed with when people used to compare the two.
Yeah dude, good analogy. I know *exactly* what you mean:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
03-01-2020, 18:27
I have fond memories of my time with my GS1000S, it was everything I wanted in a bike back in the 80's. Sadly it came to a very sorry end involving a wet road, a diesel spill and a metal railing. R.I.P. old girl
https://i.postimg.cc/cL6LJ8Hm/gs1000s.jpg
Ah, the old thousandess, how does a bike get to be brutish and pretty at the same time?
My biking career:
Suzuki GT250
Suzuki X7
Suzuki GS750
Suzuki GSX750ET
Honda CB550 in an Uncle Bunts lowrider frame, with a quarter mile turning circle
Yamaha XJR1300
Kawasaki ZX9R
Honda FireBlade RRY
Honda FireBlade RR3
No doubt plenty of members here will have a list too long to post, or even remember :)
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